CFO Solutions group Opulus has expanded east with the acquisition of George + Co, the long-established firm of Chartered Tax Advisers and Accountants based in Edinburgh’s West End. Commenting on the acquisition, Matthew Garstang, CEO at Opulus, said: “As part of our strategic plan to spread our geographic footprint throughout Scotland, we are delighted to…
In our latest blog, Charities Manager, Jenna Fair, looks at reputational risk for charities and how you should be preparing to protect your charity: Has your charity considered reputational risk? Is it on your risk register? Do you have a plan of action in case something happens? The circumstances which could give rise to negative…
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt delivered a ‘Budget for Growth’ after the Office for Budget Responsibility forecast a stronger than expected performance from the UK economy this year with inflation continuing to fall. Our Summary provides an outline of the main areas of taxation covered in the Statement. For our latest updates follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter.
Her third promotion in as many years sees Claire Dalrymple become Partner of External Audit services at Wbg, Accountants and Business Advisers. Her latest promotion follows last year’s promotion from Director to Associate Partner, prior to which Ms Dalrymple’s was promoted from Senior Audit Manager to Director following her Audit Qualification ratified by ICAS, making…
Fresh from winning its first-ever contract to deliver internal audit services to a housing association in England, Wbg, Accountants and Business Advisers, has landed a second contract for an English housing association just weeks later. Already a leading provider of internal audit services for housing in Scotland and Northern Ireland, the firm recently won a…
Opulus Financial (Opulus) has joined forces with Wbg, Accountants and Business Advisers, to expand its unique Chief Financial Officer (CFO) solutions offering throughout Scotland. SME Capital, the institution founded to provide bespoke funding for established SMEs, has provided a £10 million growth capital facility to support further expansion plans of the enlarged group. Working together,…
Wbg, Accountants and Business Advisers, is advising business owners to avoid making a kneejerk reaction to warnings of a difficult economic outlook for Scotland for much of this year. With the Fraser of Allander Institute forecasting that Scotland’s economy will shrink by 1% in 2023, Mark Mulholland, Partner in the Wbg’s Business Advisory department, advises…
Wbg, Accountants and Business Advisers, has won its first contract to deliver internal audit services to a housing association in England. Already a leading provider of internal audit services for housing in Scotland and Northern Ireland, the contract win makes Rochdale Boroughwide Housing, the UK’s first tenant and employee co-owned mutual housing society, with over…
In this month’s blog, Rory McCall gives an overview of the methods charities use to claim gift aid on the proceeds from the sale of donated goods and recent changes HMRC have made to their standard templates: The basic principle is that the charity (or its trading subsidiary) act as an agent for a private…
In this blog, Stephanie Compston looks at FRED (Financial Reporting Exposure Draft) 82 which was published by the Financial Reporting Council just before Christmas. The FRED sets out the proposed changes to FRS102, the accounting standard that underpins the Charity SORP. It is subject to a public consultation which closes on 30 April 2023 and…
